receive

B2 · Upper Intermediate Formal

v. to officially welcome or meet guests.

v. to act as a host for guests or to formally admit someone into one's presence.

日本語:応接する※

“The president will receive the foreign leaders at the palace tomorrow.”

“The ambassador was prepared to receive the delegation in the grand hall, ensuring that every protocol of diplomatic etiquette was strictly observed.”

B1 · Intermediate Computing

v. to pick up a radio, television, or phone signal.

v. to detect or pick up transmitted electromagnetic signals via a device.

日本語:受信する※

“The radio is too old to receive digital signals from the new station.”

“Deep in the valley, the handheld devices struggled to receive a clear satellite signal, forcing the hikers to rely on traditional maps.”

B2 · Upper Intermediate Medicine Formal

v. to experience or get an injury.

v. to incur or sustain physical damage or an injury.

“He received a serious head injury during the football match.”

“Medical reports confirmed that the driver received multiple fractures in the collision, though his condition was eventually stabilised.”

B2 · Upper Intermediate Sports

v. to be the player who hits the ball back in a game like tennis.

v. to be in the designated position to take possession of or hit back a ball, especially a serve.

“She chose to receive first rather than serve in the opening set.”

“The champion struggled to receive the opponent's powerful left-handed serve, resulting in several unforced errors early in the match.”

C1 · Advanced Law Technical · Formal

v. to take or buy things that you know were stolen.

v. to take possession of goods with the knowledge that they have been stolen.

“He was arrested for receiving stolen property from the warehouse.”

“The prosecution argued that the defendant had been receiving stolen luxury vehicles for months, operating a sophisticated network of illegal sales.”